ANAHEIM, CA – NOVEMBER 21: Goaltender Devan Dubnyk #40 of the Edmonton Oilers looks on prior to the start of the game against the Anaheim Ducks at the Honda Center on November 21, 2010 in Anaheim, California.

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Spotlight on Devan Dubnyk: Even while playing beside or behind Stanley Cup winner Nikolai Khabibulin the past three seasons, the 6-foot-5 Dubnyk has been considered Edmonton’s goalie of the future, given that the Oilers selected him in the first round (14th overall) of the 2004 draft. The Saskatchewan native, 26, is in his first season as the No. 1 guy, starting all of the Oilers’ seven games, and has played relatively well (.921 save percentage) in the 4-2-1 start. His backup is former Brown University standout Yann Danis.

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Oilers: They rallied from a 2-0 deficit but lost 3-2 in a shootout at San Jose on Thursday, collecting at least a point for the third consecutive game. They beat Colorado 4-1 on Monday and began a three-game road trip with a 2-1 overtime victory at Phoenix on Wednesday. … With Saturday’s 1 p.m. start, the Oilers are playing their third game in 87 hours. … Forwards Taylor Hall and Sam Gagner have produced points in all seven games.

Avalanche: Semyon Varlamov will make his seventh start in eight games. He is 2-0 at home. … Forward Cody McLeod and defenseman Erik Johnson did not practice Friday, but both are expected to play. McLeod took a shot off the foot in Calgary on Thursday and was tended to in the trainer’s room before returning. Johnson is averaging 21:11 in ice time. … In only four games, defenseman Matt Hunwick is averaging a team-high 22 minutes of ice time.

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